Cisco VIP-4R/4T Installation And Configuration Manual page 25

To ensure that the new microcode is used when you reboot the system, add the appropriate
Step 5
commands to the configuration file. To modify the configuration file, enter the configure
terminal command, as follows:
Router# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
Router(config)#
Specify that you are changing the microcode for the VIP (microcode vip), and that it will
Step 6
load from Flash memory (flash). Then add the filename of the new microcode image to be
loaded from Flash:
Router(config)# microcode vip flash slot0:vip11-1
Step 7 To save the configuration file, press Ctrl-Z.
Step 8 Copy the new configuration to nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM):
Router# copy running-config startup-config
The microcode reload command is automatically added to your running configuration.
The new VIP microcode image will load automatically the next time the system boots or
reinitializes.
Step 9 To load the new microcode immediately, you can issue the microcode reload configuration
command (you must be in Configuration mode to enter this command):
Router# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
Router(config)# microcode reload
Immediately after you enter the microcode reload command and press Return, the system
reloads all microcode. Configuration mode remains enabled; after the reload is complete,
press Ctrl-Z to exit from Configuration mode and return to the system prompt.
To verify that the VIP is using the correct microcode, issue the show startup-config or
Step 10
show controllers cbus command, which indicates the currently loaded and running
microcode version for each interface processor and the SP or SSP in the Cisco 7000 series
routers.
Router# show controllers cbus
This completes the procedure for downloading microcode to Flash memory.
Versatile Interface Processor Functions
End with CNTL/Z.
End with CNTL/Z.
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